Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Saline County, Kansas, May 11, 1970

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length0.1 mi

Width10 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.95, -98.00) to the end point (38.95, -98.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 11, 1970, 6:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Kansas
Counties: Saline County, Ottawa County
Path: 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 11, 1970

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
May 11, 1970	F5	Texas	8.4 mi	1,333 yd	26	500
May 11, 1970	F1	Kansas	1 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 11, 1970	F1	Texas	1 mi	27 yd	0	0
May 11, 1970	F0	Oregon	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 11, 1970	F0	Kansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Saline County
Ottawa County
Lincoln County
Ellsworth County

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.